Locanda Belvedere - Pieve fosciana

Ristorante con vista panoramica sulle Apuane e sul paese della Garfagnana, offre tramonti mozzafiato. Ottimi piatti con ingredienti a chilometro zero, personale attento e disponibile a prezzi convenienti. Altamente raccomandato!

Unusual not to be given a menu or have any idea of price, but we nodded intelligently when offered something incomprehensible and enjoyed it all thoroughly. This wasn’t haute cuisine but it was good family cooking. The whole meal including a litre of (good) house white came to 40 euro.

This is the only restaurant in the small medieval village of Sillico. Very very good home cooking, nice terrace for nice dining, another peaceful terrace next to the bar for just a beer or vino frizzante from the tap. The people are really friendly. Added advantage, considering the next town with supermarket is a 20+ min. winding mountain road drive away: while the restaurant is open, the small grocery shop inside is also open, that is: almost always. We got the most delicious peccorino cheese and fresh vegetables from their own production, and blueberries fresh out of the woods! Thank you, Roberta e Clara!

While staying in Sillico, our hostess recommended we try this local gem excellent recommendation! We started with a very tasty antipasti platter and then had some yummy pasta, soup, and dessert all very reasonable prices and a wonderful setting on their terrace. We also frequented the shop linked to the restaurant several times during our stay for bread, staples, and some super local wine and jam. A morning espresso on their terrace was a great way to start the day. The two ladies that run this place are very friendly and helpful highly recommend a visit either for a meal or just a quick drink and the opportunity to find some local products to take home as a souvenir or a gift.

Having heard great things over the years , we drove up to Silico this evening to try the Locanda Belvedere. The young waitress was lovely a warm welcome and decent service, we were the only diners at this point and it was 7.30 pm on a tuesday , but a tuesday in mid july when tourists are in abundance. The menu was extensive, maybe this is where the problem lies. My fellow diners had the Tomato soup for starters and all enjoyed it , although all agreed it was so basic , a tin of tomatoes , some onions , some fresh basil and some stale bread chucked in a pot, hey ho thats soup I suppose. I had Ricotta Cheese Lasagna , and dont know what to say , it was dry, the pasta was undercooked and stodgy , the dog liked it. We then had a mixed salad , what can go wrong, and some nicely cooked green beans and greens. I was the only one to have a main course and it was described as a pork casserole. What it actually was, some cubes of pork which I guess were pan fried then a ladle of ragu over the top prior to serving , the dog loved it! We called it quits prior to dessert as that would have been one disappointment too much. Its a long winding drive and there are lots of far better places offering much better food. Would I go back? I dont think I would.